Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-19

though irsidea figures were not rsachsd une11
late In the afternoon, followed bra sife8s faay.
The market closing for the day Yaxo. Under
active, ana the difference between TIE tro
months WAS considerably le&cned af tho eio,o
u trading. Tho receipts again showed q fall
ing on, aevrcgstins S5Doo bushels ~ eleven
points. sesboerd clesrances we're i5s.0o
bnsbels There was very li;tlo speculation In
coin early IN Tie day, but as tho eessiDn al
yaDetd offerings becemc very largo, and thsy
resulted In breaking May from $50, whore
tho price stood At the close. Receipts continue
large. with good shipping demand. Oats ruled
n shade easier and closed dull. Mcstporx re-
mains inactive. Lard was unsettled and weak.
Offerings were hberal, and there wss On carly
u ~sdIpg a, the decline the Mares, gsies "a
7,.c.. but broke of i0ai2nc., and closed 30
lower than yesterday. short ribs we're o.
feed freely. and fun decline OF soas11sc. o.
CURED.
BAIrIxoRs. ND, March is.--co,ton nrm;
mfddiing. p7sc. Flour steady, with fair In dry.
Howard-Nrest and western superfiae. yla
$40; do extra. 81 sJas37s: DO. family. tiatt62:
ciiy.mills snPor, s&soai3; DO. extra. ngs
superlstiye patent. $50; do. family, 81
Wheat--southern steady and quiet: red, sls
e2c. amber. c2a9.c 4: westorn higher aad dnil;
80. winter red, spot and Mareh. sshc. bid
Southern steady and quiet: white, l9afsc. yel
low sOni.sr.: western higher and Inactive; mixed.
spot 4Cat6,.c. sAiarcb, i5kat5hc; April. Bks
464.; May, Ttc. asked; June, Htc. pa;
steamer, s5xa45hc. Oats castor. with mofe-
rate inquiry: southern and Pennsylvania, So
&c. western white. 35a3Sc. western mixed.
sis35hc. Rye steady and quiet At ssaooc Hny
easy and dull: prime choice western. Slauo-
Provisions nominsliy steady andguiet Mos
pork-old, $40; new. sisafD. Bulk-fnests--
Shoulders and clesr-rib sides, packed. 7sss
acon-shoulders, 7Naskc.. cloar-rtb sides.
pkc. hams, 49, aifc Lard-kehnej. sssfc.
Butter tirm; western packed. isas',; cream.
steady; refined. CSC. Coffee nrmer; Rio car
coca. ordinary % fair, l3Asitlc. Sugar stoady:
A, soft. $500; copper-rehned quiet at eAaioc.
Whisky steady at 81. Ssaslsi. freights " Liver
POOL per steamer quiet and steady; cotton,
Sled. -four, Is. 81 grain. 3Hd.
ST LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, March is-Fiour quiet and UNI
changed. Wheat opened firm: cioeed Aa,<c.
below yesterday: No. = red, cash. 7e,.aokc.:
May, Sosasfkc. Corn duh; closed tc. below
yesterday: No. 2 mixed, cash, IkaSAc.
May. 35&36c. Oats frm, but dull No. =, cash.
2Skc.: no options sold. Whiskey stoafy AZ
siia Provisions dull; only small lob hafs
doing -
WILMINGTON, n. c.. March is-Turpenhss
firm at 3kc. Resin firm: strained, IKE:
eood, s2,sc. Tar firm at ti.i0. Crude turpea-
tine nrm; hard, 800; yellow-dip and virsia.
$3.50.
LOUISVILLE, March fa-tirain and provt-
sions quiet and unchanged.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEW YoRK, March 1a-Cotton--Net receipts.
IA bales; groes receipts 625 bsles. Futures
ciosed steady: sales. $500 bales; March,
80 eoasa9s; April, tio.0aatioo3; May, sio.osa
Sp07; June, si0.it; July. $40. 2iati0 q; August,
40 sra1 4. lpr DRnofu-
Der, 10 55aia57; January, fo6ias9.6l
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, March iS-yoon--Cotton quiet
57-i6d. sales, 10000 bales; speculatos and
export, 1000 bales receipts, 1900 bales;
American, 800 bales Futures quiet; March,
5 g2-e4d. March aud April. 5 s2-6id.: April aud
May. 5 22t6id. May AMI June. 8 22-6ia5 z3-6td.
June and July, si-64d.: July and August
52S-efd. August and September, 2S-6ld. Sop
TENDER and October. al6id.; September,
g7-Gid. Tenders-i 100 bales on The new and
week. $500 bales; American, 1900 bales;
spectators took 5000 bales; exporters took
3sOO bales; actual exports, $500 bales; I'm
ports, e6.0O0 bales American, bi,U0 bales
stock, $4,000 bales: American, 7t0.00 bales;
afioaf, es6,060 bales; American, g,s,0O bales.
Wheat steady and demand principally specu-
latiye: holders offer moderately. California
No 1, "a. 5d.a7s i0d. Corn quiet and demand
poor. Beef-Extra mess. MA Cd. Bacon-Long
clear, i0s. short clear, ios. Lard-Prims
western, Sss eCommon rosin. 3d. 4Xd.
r.. M-Sales OF American. $500 bales
March. 5 add, seller; March ana APRIL
saa.eid.. seller April and May, 5es-6id, SELF
err; May ana Juno, 5 g2-6id., buyer; June and
July. s3-64d., buyer; July and August s2t6td..
buyer; August aud September, ) B-6td.,
seller: September and October, D-s4d.
seller; September, 5 1.6id., seller. Fatarss
dull.
iP. M-March, March and April. April and
May, May and June, 5 2i-6id., seller; June
and July, 5 2s6id.. buyer; July and August,
26-eid., buyer; August and September,
52s-6id., seller; September and Octobor,
| js..Gid., seller; September, ss-Iid, seller.
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
(Reported for the Dispatchl
MARCH la-Market continues quiet. with lin
tied TRANSACTIONS. Prime, 3kc.; extra prime,
Sac; choice. &C.. Sales OF spanish at SIC.
limited, however, 70 very light offerings.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
reported for the Dspatch.l
MARCH ia-Market continues quiet with
sales on private terms. Prime, Sha3hc. fan
| cy, &c. common, ika3c. sheiled. Safe. facts-
| ~ hand picked. is5c.